Innovations in Steel Design: Research Needs for Global Sustainability
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 141, Issue 2
Abstract
Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views expressed in this Forum article do not necessarily reflect the views of ASCE or the Editorial Board of the journal.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank all of the participants in the workshop “Innovation in Steel Design, Research Needs for Global Competitiveness” who contributed ideas embodied in this paper. The authors would also like to thank Jerome Hajjar, who served as a moderator for this workshop session and provided valuable input into the initial draft of this paper; Dirk Kestner, Tom Schlafly, John Cross, and Tabitha Stine who provided extensive comments and suggestions that have brought greater clarity to this paper; Gregg Briggs, who served as a speaker for this session of the workshop; and Andrea Surovek who led the efforts related to organizing the workshop. Partial financial support from the American Institute of Steel Construction and the National Science Foundation (Award # CMMI-1205229) was also vital to the successful completion of this workshop. The opinions expressed in this article are intended to be a synthesis of the workshop discussion, as summarized and interpreted by the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding agencies or the individuals listed above.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 141 • Issue 2 • February 2015
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Received: Mar 4, 2014
Accepted: Mar 26, 2014
Published online: Sep 30, 2014
Published in print: Feb 1, 2015
Discussion open until: Feb 28, 2015
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